On 06/02/2020 10:16, Goldman, Adrian wrote:
The overall bias in society is a fact but one that, maybe, that neither CCP4bb nor this workshop is equipped to handle or affect? The bias that Bärbel refers to starts very young indeed - in the early interactions that young children experience - clothing colours,
On the particular issue of gendered colour choices, the Wikipedia page makes interesting reading: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_sources_for_pink_and_blue_as_gender_signifiers>. Among other things, the "Commentary" section describes an industry-led drive to standardise on colour choices for birth announcement stationery in the USA. Make of that what you will....
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